Regimental number | 8/287 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Galashiels, Scotland |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Gore |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas S Storie, 90 Lintburn Street, Galashiels, Scotland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZR 'Aparima', 15 September 1915; discharged, 11 November 1915. War service: 1 year 90 days (of which 334 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 77 |
Sources | File 0364056, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp. |